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Malden's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Malden took in $4.4 million and spent $11.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fines and other18%County and local tax money16%State tax money15%Fees for services (housing)3.1%

What stands out

32%

of Malden's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes48%

Sales tax
32%$1.4 million
Other taxes
8.9%$390 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$365 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.6%$289 thousand

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$137 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHousing and other government-run businesses
  • Housing$88 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
15%$675 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$690 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
16%$700 thousand
Fines
2.3%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Malden's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$697 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$477 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$895 thousand
  • Airports$634 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$971 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$260 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$291 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Malden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Malden itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.